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Iseult Gillespie
Everything you need to know to read "The Canterbury Tales"
4:46
Kim Preshoff
What's a smartphone made of?
4:15
Bence Nanay
The "End of History" Illusion
7:42
Alex Gendler
The myth of Hercules
4:32
Daniel Finkel
Can you solve the alien probe riddle?
4:58
Fabio Pacucci
Could the Earth be swallowed by a black hole?
4:53
Scott Peeples
Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe?
5:16
Dan Kwartler
What would happen if every human suddenly disappeared?
5:13
Krishna Sudhir
How do cigarettes affect the body?
5:32
Alan Lupack
Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends?
4:37
Alex Gendler
Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle?
5:44
Sajan Saini
What is the universe expanding into?
4:46
Elizabeth Cox
The surprising link between stress and memory
5:27
Francisco Díez-Buzo
Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?
4:17
Elizabeth Cox
What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it?
4:47
Tanya Khovanova
Can you solve the Leonardo da Vinci riddle?
4:59
Mark Robinson
Why is Aristophanes called "The Father of Comedy"?
4:56
Puqun Li
Zen kōans: unsolvable enigmas designed to break your brain
4:59
Elizabeth Cox
What really happened to the Library of Alexandria?
5:20
Mark Robinson
How the Normans changed the history of Europe
4:22
Dan Finkel
Can you solve the rogue AI riddle?
4:55
Shaylin Schundler
Why does your voice change as you get older?
4:17
Einav Zamir Dembin
Did ancient Troy really exist?
4:41
Hugo Mercier
How can you change someone's mind?
4:38
Janell Hobson
The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman
4:30
Elizabeth Cox
A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor
5:05
Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler
History vs. Augustus
4:41
José Américano N L F de Freitas
How exactly does binary code work?
4:27
Lina Marieth Hoyos
What is the coldest thing in the world?
5:15
Rebecca Tarvin
Why don't poisonous animals poison themselves?
4:44
Sophie Zadeh
Are there universal expressions of emotion?
4:37
Gordon Hamilton
Can you solve the Mondrian squares riddle?
5:43
Elizabeth Cox
What causes hallucinations?
5:10
Joelle Rabow Maletis
The psychology of post-traumatic stress disorder
5:00
Emma Bryce
How do your hormones work?
5:18
Douglas L. Oliver
The science of hearing
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